tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post6713445602525406609..comments2024-01-24T15:33:58.720-05:00Comments on A<br> Mythical<br> Monkey<br> writes<br> about<br> the<br> movies: Martin Scorsese's Hugo: A Review Without Words (Or Very Few, By My Standards)Mythical Monkeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11330587602682498820noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-63427202776550541302011-12-14T09:44:16.162-05:002011-12-14T09:44:16.162-05:00Monkey and Mule, arm in arm, strolling down the Se...Monkey and Mule, arm in arm, strolling down the Seine reviving insterest in silent movies.<br /><br /><i>sigh</i>.<br /><br />Okay. More like "the Monkey and the Mule certainly saw and enjoyed the same movie. Film. Movie. It's good entertainment, but to those of us in its wheelhouse, it's great entertainment."mister muleboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367123802128879318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-76042871732359365242011-12-13T19:12:05.424-05:002011-12-13T19:12:05.424-05:00Indeed yes. It's about all those things. I'...Indeed yes. It's about all those things. I'd also add Time's Ticking Clock, which is present literally, metaphorically, and thematically. I wonder if Scorsese, now 69, has that on his mind lately.<br /><br />Yesterday Elizabeth and I caught <i>Hugo</i> a second time, and I tried to catch more of the references that go by. Along with your choice selections above, the Lumière brothers receive a significant nod, especially their "Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat Station." We also get clips from <i>The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari</i>, <i>Tumbleweeds</i> (William S. Hart's last movie), and a few others I need a third try to name (if I can). I love seeing Louise Brooks dancing from <i>Pandora's Box</i>. I wonder what young Hugo and Isabelle would make of <i>that</i>.<br /><br />I also enjoy all the movie posters on view -- Louis Feuillade's pulp adventure serials <i>Fantômas</i> and <i>Judex</i>, Charley Chase's <i>Why Men Work</i> (if I caught the French translation correctly), a poster of Chaplin without a film title (rights issues?), and others panning by too quickly to capture in my memory this time around.<br /><br />Guess I need to see it again. Aw, dang.Mark Bournehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08526985183358108540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-67674198288114783952011-12-13T19:11:59.218-05:002011-12-13T19:11:59.218-05:00I will definitely be seeing this once it comes to ...I will definitely be seeing this once it comes to Netflix. Also can't wait to see THE ARTIST.Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6924668268143757716.post-53628909614848722812011-12-13T18:20:31.149-05:002011-12-13T18:20:31.149-05:00I'd love to live in the walls of a Paris train...I'd love to live in the walls of a Paris train station, too.<br /><br />I'll settle for a seat in the theater. : )Maggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00903678715925613725noreply@blogger.com